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USAAF 5th AF 19th BG 40th BS
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Aircraft History Wartime History On February 19, 1942 took off from Darwin piloted by Lt. Clarance L. McPherson leading a flight of 33rd Pursuit Squadron P-40E Warhawks, but due to bad weather, this B-17 proceeded alone to to Koepang Airfield. On March 16, 1942 one of four B-17s took off from Batchelor Field near Darwin piloted by Captain Henry Godman with co-pilot Lt. Richard C. Carlisle on a mission to fly northward to Del Monte Airfield on Mindanao to rescue General Douglas MacArthur, his family and senior staff. At Del Monte Airfield, this B-17 was used by General Douglas MacArthur and his family for the evacuation flight southward to Batchelor Field. Royce Mission References Contribute
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